SB 124 Tennessee Senate · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)

Students - As enacted, requires local education agencies to transfer a student's record, including the student's disciplinary record, to the school to which the student is transferring within five business days of the date on which the student's records request was received by the LEA. - Amends TCA Title 49.

SB 124 requires Tennessee local education agencies to transfer a student's records - including disciplinary records - to the new school within three days of the transfer date. This amendment to Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, establishes a specific time frame for record transfers when students change schools. The law directly affects students, parents, and school districts by ensuring timely access to complete records during transitions. The requirement became effective April 11, 2025, following the bill's gubernatorial signing.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Jan 15, 2025 Signed Apr 11, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Mar 24, 2025 · House Mar 31, 2025

How they voted

380
Passed
Total votes 38
Mar 24, 2025
D Democratic7
7 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican31
31 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
20
Key actions
8
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Apr 11, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0166)
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0178)
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0
upper
Mar 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/19/2025
lower
Jan 16, 2025
Committee
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
upper
Jan 15, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Bill Powers
Bill Powers
RRepublican
TN
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